CVE-2020-6923
HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software - Potential Memory Buffer Overflow
02 Description
HP Linux Imaging and Printing Software - Potential Memory Buffer Overflow
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 23.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-12-19 18:16Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-12-20 17:38Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-01-13
- Assigning CNA
- hp
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2192495a11d4d98a3d9e0e4c83c4413eb33d426ed2a5a6cddb5350920c5cd234
05 Affected products
06 References
- support.hp.comhttps://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06927115
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- hplip Fixed in 3.26.6-3.el8_10
- hplip-common Fixed in 3.26.6-3.el8_10
- hplip-gui Fixed in 3.26.6-3.el8_10
- hplip-libs Fixed in 3.26.6-3.el8_10
- libsane-hpaio Fixed in 3.26.6-3.el8_10
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- hplip Fixed in 3.26.6-3.el8_10
- hplip-common Fixed in 3.26.6-3.el8_10
- hplip-gui Fixed in 3.26.6-3.el8_10
- hplip-libs Fixed in 3.26.6-3.el8_10
- libsane-hpaio Fixed in 3.26.6-3.el8_10
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- hplip Fixed in 3.20.9+dfsg0-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- hplip Fixed in 3.20.9+dfsg0-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- hplip Fixed in 3.20.9+dfsg0-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- hplip No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- hplip No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- hplip Fixed in 3.20.3+dfsg0-2ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.